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Watching the demolition of the Stires Staircase Bungalow Court (1922-2024)
Watch now | Gentle reader, Today, something terrible happened on Sunset Boulevard. The Stires Staircase Bungalow Court—which in an ethical city run by…
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The Worst of Airbnb "Influencer" Vladyslav Yurov... and why the Los Angeles City Attorney really dropped the hammer on Vladbnb
Gentle reader, Los Angeles is chock full of empty buildings, some of them boarded up, others flying under the radar. But a decade+ into this grim…
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An icon in a ruined bungalow court whispers of real consequences for City Hall's secret racket
Gentle reader, We keep going back to the Stires Staircase Bungalow Court, the ten rent stabilized units climbing the hillside just west of Downtown that…
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City Planning Slow Walks L.A. Conservancy Appeal Just Long Enough for Catholic Charities to Start Demolishing B'nai B'rith Lodge
Gentle reader,
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We'd like to apologize if we inspired Chris Pine's "Poolman"
Gentle reader, When you watch a great Los Angeles movie like Chinatown—one that riffs on the city’s real history and amplifies, twists and telescopes…
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Summer / Fall tours announced, including another chance to see the Dutch Chocolate Shop
Gentle reader,
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June 2024

Marilyn Monroe's house is a landmark and we are forever a part of her story
Gentle reader, It was hours after the unanimous vote to declare Marilyn Monroe’s house at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood a protected Los Angeles…
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As demolition looms, the State shuts down the Silver Platter, Westlake's oldest gay bar
Gentle reader, Were you hoping to snag one last precious hour on a barstool in the Silver Platter, the oldest gay bar in the historically queer Westlake…
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The Preservation Imp visits Arby's in Hollywood
Gentle reader,
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Emergency Action Alert: Tell Sacramento to VOTE NO on California YIMBY's bad faith preservation killer AB 2580
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B'nai B'rith Demolition Surprise: Century-Old Jewish Symbols on View for the First Time in Decades!
Gentle reader, Caring about beautiful buildings, about Los Angeles history, about craftsmanship and culture, often affords us the profound experience of…
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Illegal Demolition Alert: Save Doss's Corner store and Victorian apartments in South LA
Gentle reader,
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